Mining agreements : negotiated frameworks in the Australian minerals sector / by Anne M. Fitzgerald.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : Prospect Media, 2002.

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Mining law -- Australia.

Mines and mineral resources -- Australia.

1. Introduction

2. Overview of the use of mining agreements in Australia

3. Defining mining agreements

4. Significance of mining agreements

5. Use of mining agreements by the States

6. The legal context of mining agreements

7. Ownership and control of mineral resources

8. Foreign investment in the Australian mining sector

9. The substantive provisions of mining agreements

10. Mining agreements compared with other forms of resource development contract

11. Reasons for using mining agreements

13. Conclusions.

Includes bibliography and index.

1863162003

ix, 404 p. ; 25 cm